Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

IA Scorecard 2024

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Iowa Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Eminent Domain Protection From Pipelines

Good Vote: Yes

HF2664 Eminent Domain Protection From Pipelines (Passed 86 to 7 on 3/28/2024). Allows property owners in eminent domain cases to seek a court review of legal rights before the Iowa Utilities Board's final decision.

2. Film Tax Credits

Good Vote: No

HF2662 Film Tax Credits (Passed 87 to 8 on 3/26/2024). Creates the Iowa Film Production Incentive Program, offering up to 30% rebates for film, TV, and documentary production expenses in Iowa, with a $10 million total rebate limit.

3. Real Money

Good Vote: Yes

HF2626 Real Money (Passed 64 to 30 on 3/19/2024). Amends Iowa's tax code to exclude capital gains from the sale of bullion, coins, or currency from an individual’s taxable income.

4. Illegal Immigration

Good Vote: Yes

SF2340 Illegal Immigration (Passed 64 to 30 on 3/19/2024). Criminalizes illegal reentry, with penalties based on prior offenses; allows deportation orders; and grants immunity to officials enforcing the law, except for misconduct. It also bans deferred or suspended sentences for these convictions.

5. Protecting the Unborn

Good Vote: Yes

HF2575 Protecting the Unborn (Passed 58 to 36 on 3/7/2024). Replaces "human pregnancy" with "unborn person" in Iowa law and increases penalties for harming or killing an unborn person during crimes, with life sentences for killing unborn deaths.

6. Ending Wokeness

Good Vote: Yes

SF2096 Ending Wokeness (Passed 62 to 33 on 2/26/2024). Repeals a 1987 law mandating gender balance, political diversity, and racial representation in appointments to state boards and commissions, rolling back these "woke" requirements.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ako Abdul-Samad	D	HD-035	20%	+	-	-	-	-	.
Jerome Amos	D	HD-062	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Eddie Andrews	R	HD-039	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Austin Baeth	D	HD-036	40%	+	+	-	.	-	-
Sean Bagniewski	D	HD-035	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Michael Bergan	R	HD-055	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Brian Best	R	HD-012	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Jane Bloomingdale	R	HD-051	67%	+	-	-	+	+	+
Brooke Boden	R	HD-026	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Jacob Bossman	R	HD-006	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Steven Bradley	R	HD-058	75%	+	-	.	.	+	+
Timi Brown-powers	D	HD-061	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Molly Buck	D	HD-041	20%	+	-	-	-	-	.
Sue Cahill	D	HD-071	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Carlson	R	HD-013	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Mark Cisneros	R	HD-091	80%	+	.	+	+	-	+
Taylor Collins	R	HD-095	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Jeff Cooling	D	HD-077	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Ken Croken	D	HD-097	20%	+	-	-	-	-	.
Tom Determann	R	HD-069	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Dave Deyoe	R	HD-049	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Zachary Dieken	R	HD-005	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Jon Dunwell	R	HD-029	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Tracy Ehlert	D	HD-070	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Dean Fisher	R	HD-072	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
John Forbes	D	HD-040	50%	+	-	+	+	-	-
Joel Fry	R	HD-027	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Ruth Ann Gaines	D	HD-032	33%	+	.	.	.	-	-
Dan Gehlbach	R	HD-046	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Thomas Gerhold	R	HD-075	80%	+	-	+	+	.	+
Eric Gjerde	D	HD-067	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Cindy Golding	R	HD-083	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Martin Graber	R	HD-083	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Pat Grassley	R	HD-050	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Stan Gustafson	R	HD-025	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Bill Gustoff	R	HD-040	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Austin Harris	R	HD-026	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Helena Hayes	R	HD-088	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Robert Henderson	R	HD-002	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Megan Hess Jones	R	HD-002	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Steven Holt	R	HD-018	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Heather Hora	R	HD-092	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Chad Ingels	R	HD-064	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Charles Isenhart	D	HD-100	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Jacoby	D	HD-074	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Lindsay James	D	HD-099	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Thomas Jeneary	R	HD-005	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Craig Johnson	R	HD-067	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Kenan Judge	D	HD-044	50%	+	-	+	+	-	-
Bobby Kaufmann	R	HD-073	80%	+	-	+	+	+	.
Barb Kniff McCulla	R	HD-037	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Jennifer Konfrst	D	HD-043	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Kressig	D	HD-059	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Monica Kurth	D	HD-089	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Shannon Latham	R	HD-054	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Elinor Levin	D	HD-089	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Lohse	R	HD-030	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Shannon Lundgren	R	HD-057	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Mary Madison	D	HD-031	20%	+	-	-	-	.	-
Heather Matson	D	HD-042	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Joshua Meggers	R	HD-054	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Ann Meyer	R	HD-009	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Brian Meyer	D	HD-033	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Gary Mohr	R	HD-094	80%	+	-	+	+	+	.
Norlin Mommsen	R	HD-097	80%	-	.	+	+	+	+
Tom Moore	R	HD-021	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Amy Nielsen	D	HD-077	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Carter Nordman	R	HD-019	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Rick Olson	D	HD-031	50%	+	+	.	.	-	-
Anne Osmundson	R	HD-056	NA	.	-	.	.	.	+
Matthew Rinker	R	HD-099	60%	-	-	+	+	.	+
Sami Scheetz	D	HD-078	20%	+	-	-	-	.	-
J.D. Scholten	D	HD-001	25%	+	-	.	.	-	-
Michael Sexton	R	HD-010	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Brad Sherman	R	HD-091	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Jeff Shipley	R	HD-082	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
David Sieck	R	HD-023	80%	-	.	+	+	+	+
Brent Siegrist	R	HD-016	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Ray Sorensen	R	HD-020	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Megan Srinivas	D	HD-030	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Art Staed	D	HD-066	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Sharon Steckman	D	HD-053	20%	+	.	-	-	-	-
Luana Stoltenberg	R	HD-081	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Henry Stone	R	HD-007	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Phil Thompson	R	HD-047	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Mark Thompson	R	HD-056	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Charley Thomson	R	HD-058	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Josh Turek	D	HD-020	40%	+	-	-	+	.	-
Mike Vondran	R	HD-094	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	D	HD-045	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Skyler Wheeler	R	HD-004	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Ross Wilburn	D	HD-046	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
John Wills	R	HD-001	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Elizabeth Wilson	D	HD-073	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Hans Wilz	R	HD-025	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Matt Windschitl	R	HD-017	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Devon Wood	R	HD-017	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Derek Wulf	R	HD-076	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
David Young	R	HD-028	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Adam Zabner	D	HD-090	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	24.8%
Republican	79.4%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution